Hezbollah announced on Tuesday that it will hold 18 days of events to mark the first anniversary of the assassinations of its former secretary-generals Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, both killed in Israeli airstrikes last year at the height of the war.
Ali Daher, head of the party's media and activities unit, outlined the programme at a press conference at the Ressalat Theatre in Ghobeiri, in Beirut's southern suburbs.
"This year's commemoration will carry the slogan 'We remain true to our commitment'," Daher said.
The commemorations will open on 25 September with the illumination of Beirut's Raouche Rock, projected with the images of Nasrallah and Safieddine from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., accompanied by maritime activities.
"The images of our martyred secretary-generals will shine over Beirut," Daher told reporters. A special broadcast will also air throughout the day on the Iran-aligned Union of Islamic Radio and Television Stations.
On 27 September, the anniversary of Nasrallah's killing, official ceremonies will be held at the mausoleums of Nasrallah, Safieddine, and Abbas Moussawi, Nasrallah's predecessor, who was assassinated by Israel in 1992. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem will deliver the keynote address.
At 6:21 p.m. - the exact time of Nasrallah's killing - vigils will take place across Lebanon, with gatherings in towns and cities.
"We will stand united at the same time our leaders fell, to affirm that their path continues through us," Daher said.
Other activities include visits to the leaders' resting places and a ceremony on 1 October to honour those wounded in Israeli strikes, described by organisers as the "wounded of victory".
The commemorations will conclude on 12 October with what Hezbollah says would be the largest scouting rally in Lebanon's history, held at Beirut's Sports City stadium.
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to join the event, which will feature music, speeches, and a symbolic pledge of loyalty to the assassinated leaders.
Nasrallah was assassinated on 27 September 2024 when Israeli warplanes targeted a Hezbollah command centre buried beneath buildings in Haret Hreik, Dahieh, and dropped over 80 bombs within minutes, destroying the underground complex and nearby buildings.
Safieddine, formerly head of Hezbollah's Executive Council and long regarded as the group's "number two", was briefly named Nasrallah's successor but was killed in another Israeli airstrike just days later.
His death, following so closely after Nasrallah's, dealt Hezbollah a severe blow.
The commemorations also come at a time of mounting political pressure on the group. Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam have been pushing for Hezbollah's disarmament as part of efforts to establish exclusive state control over weapons.